Principal Systems Engineer, Vulnerability (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-05-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Pratt & Whitney is working to transform the future of flight once again by designing, building, and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country, or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Department Overview:
Would you like a career that helps advance the state of the art in military propulsion technology? Are you motivated working on challenging problems with advanced tools and processes? Do you want to become a respected leader in your technical subject area? Then you should consider a career at Pratt & Whitney! We have an excellent opportunity on our Survivability Engineering team.  We are looking for a talented engineer who is looking to further their career in systems engineering.

As a part of our team, you’ll help answer today’s survivability challenges in powered flight while crafting and supporting tomorrow’s innovative solutions.  As an industry-recognized, leading producer of the world’s most powerful jet engines, we strive to find dedicated individuals to enhance our organization. If you aspire to contribute to a dynamic environment and possess the motivation to convert new ideas into practice, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting various vulnerability analyses on current and future military propulsion systems
• Ensuring that the entire propulsion system is not susceptible to any chemical, biological threats, and effects of radiological/nuclear per government requirements.
• Conducting state of the art ballistic analysis and ballistic testing at government sites
• Helping Pratt and Whitney make military engines the least vulnerable in the world

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field and a minimum 8 years of engineering experience or Advanced Degree in related technical field with minimum 5 years of experience.
• COVART Experience
• Must have an Active U.S Government Secret Level Security Clearance
• US Citizenship required due to government contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and or experience with Siemens NX CAD system or similar
• Knowledge and or experience with Rhino
• Experience conducting CBRN analysis
• Experience conducting ballistic analysis with COVART.
• Experience with the preparation of CAD models to create FASTGEN models.
• Ability to prepare input files for COVART
• Ability to generate and understand analytical results from COVART output.
• Familiarization with common jet engine modules and externals a plus.

Role Type:

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

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